A seminar entitled (The effect of geotechnical and technical factors in road of Basrah governorate – southern Iraq).  Hold at the College of Science, Geology Department. The presenter Fatima Qusay Khairallah demonstrates the most important objectives of study and presentation of the nature of the surface soils in Basrah Governorate, in addition to a statement of the distribution of soils with problems (gypsum, swelling, organic, and weak) and their impact on the sustainability and stability of roads.